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Weekly Base Oil Price Reports

November 4, 2026

Steep crude oil and feedstock prices and increases in the cost of energy, transportation and other inputs continued to e...

October 27, 2026

Throughout Europea, the Middle East and Africa certain base oil prices are coming under significant and conflicting pres...

November 2, 2026

Markets were on edge this week, expecting several developments to become turning points in the United States-Israel-Iran...

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Monthly Base Oil Reports

November Base Oil Report

November 4, 2026

A small number of base oil cargoes — probably the first since the Strait of Hormuz closed in March — have made it o...

October Base Oil Report

October 5, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz remained mostly closed to ship traffic, continuing to cause upheaval to the base oil market. Gabrie...

September Base Oil Report

September 7, 2026

Gabriela Wheeler looks hard for good news in the base oil market....

August Base Oil Report

August 10, 2026

The Light at the End of the Tunnel Will the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran hold? Will crude oil an...

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The “on-again, off-again” United States-Iran war, characterized by bursts of intense military strikes followed by brief ceasefires and failed nego...

Join Base Oils Editor Gabriela Wheeler and Executive Editor Tim Sullivan as they discuss this month’s Base Oil Report. The current upheaval of base...

Crude oil and feedstock prices surged to multi-month highs after the United States and Israel launched a coordinated attack over the March 1 weekend a...

Join Base Oils Editor Gabriela Wheeler and Executive Editor Tim Sullivan as they discuss the Base Oil Report. The nightmarish weather forecast that ra...

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